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"Nigerian E-Mail" Scam Tricks Oregon Woman Into Losing $400,000
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| November 17, 2008
Posted on 11/18/2008 5:05:14 PM PST by JoeProBono
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The online impersonators allegedly looking into her missing funds convinced Spears they were real by e-mailing her bogus documents like death certificates and legal notices as well as temporarily transferring thousands of dollars onto her credit card account. The money was taken away again in a month or so.
Spears has mortgaged her home and car as well as used her husband's retirement savings to pay her debts.
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
11/18/2008 5:06:36 PM PST
by
randomhero97
("First you want to kill me, now you want to kiss me. Blow!" - Ash)
To: randomhero97
62 Million stupid people that we know of, so one more is not breaking news.
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posted on
11/18/2008 5:08:26 PM PST
by
omega4179
(1-20-2013)
To: JoeProBono
The Nigerian scam is almost as bad as the Kenyan scam.
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posted on
11/18/2008 5:08:54 PM PST
by
steveo
To: JoeProBono
A fool and thier money are soon parted. What I want to know is how the fool got the money in the first place.
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posted on
11/18/2008 5:09:13 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
To: JoeProBono
I’m sorry but I just can’t find sympathy in my heart for anyone who falls for this. In 2008 there are a few things that if people don’t know they are just stupid: 1. Don’t drink and drive. 2. Smoking gives you cancer. 3. Don’t buy a house on an ARM. 4. Don’t answer emails claiming they will give you millions of dollars after you give them money first. 5. Do not place the burden to bail out multi-billion dollar industries on $28.00 hour workers.
Sheesh.
To: randomhero97
Can we take bets on who she voted for?
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posted on
11/18/2008 5:10:16 PM PST
by
Pondo
To: steveo
The Nigerian scam is almost as bad as the Kenyan scam.
To: aWolverine
There is a great website where people scam the scammers. I got one going saying I ran an ivy planting company called Soriano, Johnson and Fukudome Enterprises and that my law firm was the firm of Dempster, Zambrano, Harden, Marquis and Lilly. And I got him to hold up a sign proclaiming DERREK LEE IS GOD!
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posted on
11/18/2008 5:13:21 PM PST
by
mccainvoterinobamaville
(My new chant IM STRAIGHT IM GREAT AND I LIVE IN THE LOWER 48!)
To: JoeProBono
This is just sad.
But if any of you would like to purchase some carbon credits, 1/2 off. Today only. No checks. Freepmail me your pin #.
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posted on
11/18/2008 5:13:43 PM PST
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: JoeProBono
I think I first heard of this scam around ‘95 or ‘96. How stupid can people be?
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posted on
11/18/2008 5:14:53 PM PST
by
FlingWingFlyer
(I voted for McCain/Palin so I can look my grandchildren in the eyes when I tell them I'm sorry.)
To: Pondo
Can we take bets on who she voted for? And how many times?
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posted on
11/18/2008 5:17:10 PM PST
by
Old Sarge
(For the first time in my life, I am ashamed to be an American)
To: mccainvoterinobamaville
The best was the guy who had the scammers acting out the Monty Python dead parrot skit.
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posted on
11/18/2008 5:17:21 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
To: cripplecreek
Remember the fellow who explained how he became wealthy?
“I bought apples for five cents each, polished them up and then sold them on the street corner for ten cents each.......
Then my father died and left me a fortune”
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posted on
11/18/2008 5:18:46 PM PST
by
count-your-change
(You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
To: JoeProBono
look on the bright side, she had $400,000 just laying around collecting dust.
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posted on
11/18/2008 5:20:59 PM PST
by
isom35
To: mccainvoterinobamaville
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posted on
11/18/2008 5:22:12 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
To: JoeProBono
"Nigerian E-Mail" Scam Tricks Oregon Woman Into Losing $400,000 So it actually works; amazing.
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posted on
11/18/2008 5:23:00 PM PST
by
MosesKnows
(Love many, Trust few, and always paddle your own canoe)
To: Integrityrocks
This type of scam only works because of greed. I have no sympathy for loser like this, especially when the banks and other people were telling her not to.
And you do not have to be elderly to get taken. The finance officer of one of the cities in New Mexico used city funds a few years ago to try to get the $5 million promised to the city if they would help the finance officer of a city in Nigeria get his fortune away from the government.
Guess who lost his job?
To: MosesKnows
wait, thats a trick?! I need to call the bank right away.....
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posted on
11/18/2008 5:25:57 PM PST
by
Troll_House_Cookies
(Ironically, Chancellor Obama's first re-education camp will be in Alaska.)
To: MosesKnows
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posted on
11/18/2008 5:26:56 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
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